Riverside
Police Department
Press Release

Suspicious Devices Found

Riverside, Ca- In two separate incidents,
suspicious packages were located early Thursday evening, one in downtown
Riverside, and one on the Cityís east side.

On October 1, 2001, at about 5:30 p.m., members of the
Riverside Police Department were summoned to the intersection of Kane and
Olivewood regarding a suspicious package which was located by a motorist.

At about 7:30 p.m., a second, and unrelated package was
located outside a residence in the 1400 block of Everton Place.

As a precaution, members of the public were evacuated from
the immediate areas where the items were found, and traffic was diverted around
the sites. Bomb technicians from the Departmentís Technical Services Unit
examined both packages, and rendered them safe.